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Speaking the Language of Kata

By Practical Kata Bunkai on

https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/ In this video I discuss how to speak the language of kata i.e. how to understand what the traditional kata are showing us. There are many elements to this, but the big three (as covered in in the video) are: 1) The angle at which the moment is shown. 2) The stance. 3) The arm positions. In that order! The angle, when correctly understood, will show us the angle WE HAVE ASSUMED in relation to the enemy. The stance shows us how the bodyweight is required to move. Finally, knowing the angle and weight shift, the arm positions will make clear what is being shown. The video also covers some core checks we can make to ensure that our understanding of the kata is correct. This is not a complete guide, because such a guide would make for an incredibly lengthy video. However, a solid understanding of the big three discussed should make understanding the kata a relatively straight forward process for most karateka. This video was one added to my app earlier in the year. The app contains over 1500 hours of exclusive content and is updated each week. For much more on kata applications, please check out the iain abernethy app. All the best, Iain My App: https://iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app Shop: https://iainabernethy.co.uk/shop/ My Newsletter: https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/join-newsletter-and-get-two-free-e-books
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